Question 1

What products does Smucker's make?

Accepted Answer

Smucker's makes fruit spreads above all: jams, jellies, preserves, marmalade, apple butter and spreadable fruit, in classic, natural and sugar-free versions. The range also includes peanut butter, ice cream toppings such as Magic Shell and sundae syrups, flavored and sugar-free syrups, and Uncrustables, the frozen crustless sandwiches. Other J.M. Smucker brands, such as Jif peanut butter, are sold under their own names rather than as Smucker's.

Question 2

Does Smucker's jam have high fructose corn syrup?

Accepted Answer

Many of the classic jars do. High fructose corn syrup and corn syrup lead the sweeteners in most of the regular Smucker's jellies, jams and preserves we've scanned, while the Natural fruit spreads are sweetened with sugar and the Simply Fruit spreadable fruit we've scanned carries no corn syrup at all. Jars that sit side by side on the shelf can use quite different sweeteners, and the fruit on the front says nothing about which one is inside.

Question 3

Is Smucker's healthy?

Accepted Answer

Smucker's deserves a closer look. Most of what we've scanned lands in our Better Options Available tier rather than the top one, and added sugar runs through most of the range, from corn-syrup jellies to sundae toppings. The natural peanut butters and the Natural fruit spreads rate well, while Uncrustables bring soybean oil and dough conditioners such as DATEM and calcium peroxide. Scan the jar or box in Trash Panda before you buy to see which side of the range it falls on.

Question 4

What sweetener is in Smucker's sugar-free jam?

Accepted Answer

Sucralose. The sugar-free Smucker's preserves, jams and syrups we've scanned replace sugar with sucralose, usually alongside bulking agents such as polydextrose and maltodextrin, and several of the fruit spreads also carry artificial colors such as Red 40. A sugar-free or no-sugar-added claim tells you what was taken out, not what went in instead, so scan the sugar-free jar in Trash Panda to see its sweeteners and colors before swapping it in for the regular one.

Question 5

Who owns Smucker's?

Accepted Answer

Smucker's is the namesake brand of The J.M. Smucker Company, which Jerome Monroe Smucker started in 1897 in Orrville, Ohio, where it is still headquartered. The company is led by the fifth generation of the Smucker family. The company also owns Jif, Folgers and Hostess, which are separate brands rather than Smucker's products.

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